diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9fd8d411c..5d9f14a10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ export BITESTS_ARTIFACTORY_PIP_ENV=/Users/user/buildinfo-tests-env/bin
 
 #### Docker tests
 * Docker tests run only on Linux/mac.
+* In addition to the general environment variables required for running the tests, you must set the following environment variables, required for the docker tests:
+  ```bash
+  export BITESTS_PLATFORM_CONTAINER_REGISTRY=127.0.0.1:8081
+  export BITESTS_ARTIFACTORY_DOCKER_HOST=tcp://127.0.0.1:1234
+  ```
+* For OSX agents, run a Socat container:
+ ```bash
+ docker run -d -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -p 127.0.0.1:1234:1234 bobrik/socat TCP-LISTEN:1234,fork UNIX-CONNECT:/var/run/docker.sock
+ ```
+* Run tests:
  ```bash
 ./gradlew clean build-info-extractor-docker:test
 ```
diff --git a/build-info-extractor-docker/src/test/java/org/jfrog/build/extractor/docker/extractor/DockerExtractorTest.java b/build-info-extractor-docker/src/test/java/org/jfrog/build/extractor/docker/extractor/DockerExtractorTest.java
index 112153ff9..88122867b 100644
--- a/build-info-extractor-docker/src/test/java/org/jfrog/build/extractor/docker/extractor/DockerExtractorTest.java
+++ b/build-info-extractor-docker/src/test/java/org/jfrog/build/extractor/docker/extractor/DockerExtractorTest.java
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ public class DockerExtractorTest extends IntegrationTestsBase {
     private static final String SHORT_IMAGE_TAG_LOCAL = "2";
     private static final String SHORT_IMAGE_TAG_VIRTUAL = "3";
     private static final String EXPECTED_REMOTE_PATH_KANIKO = "hello-world/latest";
+    private static final String DOCKER_HOST = "BITESTS_ARTIFACTORY_DOCKER_HOST";
     private final ArrayListMultimap<String, String> artifactProperties = ArrayListMultimap.create();
     private String pullImageFromVirtual;
     private String virtualDomainName;
+    private String host;
     private String imageTagLocal;
     private String imageTagVirtual;
     private String pullImageFromRemote;
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ private void setUp() {
         if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS) {
             throw new SkipException("Skipping Docker tests on Windows OS");
         }
+        host = System.getenv(DOCKER_HOST);
         String containerRegistry = readParam(new Properties(), "container_registry", "127.0.0.1:8081");
         virtualDomainName = StringUtils.appendIfMissing(containerRegistry, "/") + virtualRepo;
         imageTagLocal = StringUtils.appendIfMissing(containerRegistry, "/") + localRepo1 + "/" + SHORT_IMAGE_NAME + ":" + SHORT_IMAGE_TAG_LOCAL;
@@ -82,27 +85,27 @@ private void setUp() {
 
     @Test
     public void dockerPushToLocalTest() {
-        DockerJavaWrapper.buildImage(imageTagLocal, "", Collections.emptyMap(), PROJECT_PATH);
-        DockerPush dockerPush = new DockerPush(artifactoryManagerBuilder, imageTagLocal, "", artifactProperties, localRepo1, getUsername(), getAdminToken(), getLog(), Collections.emptyMap());
+        DockerJavaWrapper.buildImage(imageTagLocal, host, Collections.emptyMap(), PROJECT_PATH);
+        DockerPush dockerPush = new DockerPush(artifactoryManagerBuilder, imageTagLocal, host, artifactProperties, localRepo1, getUsername(), getAdminToken(), getLog(), Collections.emptyMap());
         pushAndValidateImage(dockerPush, localRepo1, imageTagLocal, SHORT_IMAGE_TAG_LOCAL);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void dockerPushToVirtualTest() {
-        DockerJavaWrapper.buildImage(imageTagVirtual, "", Collections.emptyMap(), PROJECT_PATH);
-        DockerPush dockerPush = new DockerPush(artifactoryManagerBuilder, imageTagVirtual, "", artifactProperties, virtualRepo, getUsername(), getAdminToken(), getLog(), Collections.emptyMap());
+        DockerJavaWrapper.buildImage(imageTagVirtual, host, Collections.emptyMap(), PROJECT_PATH);
+        DockerPush dockerPush = new DockerPush(artifactoryManagerBuilder, imageTagVirtual, host, artifactProperties, virtualRepo, getUsername(), getAdminToken(), getLog(), Collections.emptyMap());
         pushAndValidateImage(dockerPush, virtualRepo, imageTagVirtual, SHORT_IMAGE_TAG_VIRTUAL);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void dockerPullFromRemoteTest() {
-        DockerPull dockerPull = new DockerPull(artifactoryManagerBuilder, pullImageFromRemote, "", remoteRepo, getUsername(), getAdminToken(), getLog(), Collections.emptyMap());
+        DockerPull dockerPull = new DockerPull(artifactoryManagerBuilder, pullImageFromRemote, host, remoteRepo, getUsername(), getAdminToken(), getLog(), Collections.emptyMap());
         validatePulledDockerImage(dockerPull.execute(), pullImageFromRemote);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void dockerPullFromVirtualTest() {
-        DockerPull dockerPull = new DockerPull(artifactoryManagerBuilder, pullImageFromVirtual, "", virtualRepo, getUsername(), getAdminToken(), getLog(), Collections.emptyMap());
+        DockerPull dockerPull = new DockerPull(artifactoryManagerBuilder, pullImageFromVirtual, host, virtualRepo, getUsername(), getAdminToken(), getLog(), Collections.emptyMap());
         validatePulledDockerImage(dockerPull.execute(), pullImageFromVirtual);
     }
 
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ private void validateImageArtifacts(List<Artifact> arts, String image) {
     }
 
     private String getImageId(String image) {
-        String id = DockerJavaWrapper.InspectImage(image, "", Collections.emptyMap(), getLog()).getId();
+        String id = DockerJavaWrapper.InspectImage(image, host, Collections.emptyMap(), getLog()).getId();
         assertNotNull(id);
         return id.replace(":", "__");
     }